Penne tipped the scales at 104.9 pounds, while “The Karate Hottie”
checked in slightly lighter at 104.7. Invicta FC 5 takes place
Friday at the Ameristar Hotel and Casino in Kansas City, Mo., and
will also see Brazilian talent Vanessa
Porto (124.8) collide with Barb
Honchak (124.6) in the evening’s flyweight championship co-main
event.

Invicta’s fifth offering streams live via online pay-per-view at
www.ustream.tv/invictafc and also features the promotional debut of
former Strikeforce featherweight queen Cristiane
Santos (144.8), who faces Australian competitor Fiona
Muxlow (143.8). Onetime Strikeforce bantamweight champion
Sarah
Kaufman (135.5) will also do battle on Friday night, as the
Canadian squares off with Cesar
Gracie pupil Leslie
Smith (134.9).

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Cris 'Cyborg' Justino must pass the random drug test before she can get a license to compete at Invicta FC 11 Cris Cyborg failed a 2011 drug test in California, and as part of the conditions for gett read news >>

Arguably the biggest event in Invicta FC history takes place Friday night in Los Angeles. The card will air live on Fight Pass and is taking place nearly in conjunction with UFC 184, which is one day read news >>